ABLATIONS

Noun

ablations

plural of ablation

Source: Wiktionary


ABLATION

Ab*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. ablatio, fr. ablatus p. p. of auferre to carry away; ab + latus, p. p. of ferre carry: cf. F. ablation. See Tolerate.]

1. A carrying or taking away; removal. Jer. Taylor.

2. (Med.)

Definition: Extirpation. Dunglison.

3. (Geol.)

Definition: Wearing away; superficial waste. Tyndall.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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